[kaustavha]

they did the same thing with patents now too.

guaranteed first filer bonus if you follow the patent through. emails and asks for reviews after you quit, update your address to for automated payment..

once it passes they screw you over saying they wont pay since the patent was filed after you left. ibm wont even tell you the patent was filed even though your names on it and they have all your info and came asking for help before

still trying to figure out how to get paid for my patent, will probably just open it up

[bluedevil2k]

You need to play hard-ball with them. They really want your signature on the form assigning them the patent once it's filed. Refuse to sign it until you get paid. They don't need your signature, but they're trying to avoid a legal fight in the future, so you have some leverage. I left there 13 years ago and I've gotten paid for 6 patents since I left, one that was even filed 2 years ago, 11 years after I left.

[mcherm]

> still trying to figure out how to get paid for my patent, will probably just open it up

I don't fully understand the situation you are in, but from what you describe that would be impossible. just because you are the inventor on a patent doesn't mean that you are the owner of the patent. Only the owner, not the inventor, can authorize other people to use the patented invention.

[xienze]

When I was there, the big money was in submitting the patent, and the filing bonus got revised way down, from like $500 to $100 or something. What is it now? Probably not worth getting worked up over.

[steelframe]

Sorry, it’s not your patent. It’s IBM’s.